We are connecting over 150 million people
to their family and friends.

Based in Palo Alto, CA, imo is a startup founded and funded by one of the first ten employees at Google. Our current team consists of TopCoders, ACM ICPC World Finalists, and medalists of the International Olympiads in Informatics. We work on challenging projects that we choose from the ground up that have direct impact on our users. Our service allows users to hold text, voice, and video chats. Currently, we have over 150 million accounts registered.

Founders

Georges Harik

Georges Harik was Director of Googlettes and a Distinguished Engineer at Google. As Director of Googlettes, his team was responsible for the product management and strategy efforts surrounding many starting Google initiatives including Gmail, Google Talk, Google Video, Picasa, Orkut, Google Groups and Google Mobile.
As a Distinguished Engineer, Georges was the co-developer of the technology behind AdSense, the first engineering manager of the Google Search Appliance, and the co-author of the original product plan for the AdWords Online system. Georges has contributed to numerous patents covering Google's search engine and advertising networks.

Ralph Harik

Ralph has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in computer science from MIT. He spends his free time playing ice hockey, soccer, and tennis.